Archivos Mensuales: junio 2015

With just four months left to the celebration of its fifth edition, LOGISTICS Madrid counts already with 90% of its space occupied. From 2011, the year of its first edition, the event has overcome the economic crisis with an average annual growth of 36% and a retention rate of 86% in its last edition.

The fact of presenting this high retention index of the enterprises that participated in 2014, along with the confirmation- during the first months of the year- of a great number of new companies from the industry, allows the organization to widen objectives and the exhibition surface for its November edition.

Marina Uceda, head of the event, considers crucial the meeting of the industry’s needs, widening the exhibition surface and designing an event of the features of LOGISTICS: “a business trade fair-congress, with representation from large, medium and small companies and with a wide offer that comprises the different solutions for the entire supply chain”.

The big brands of maintenance, storage and logistic, companies both national and international, have already confirmed their participation for 2015. It stands out the representation reached by forklift trucks, unique in an event of this nature, with the participation of Hispaman, Crown, Manitou, Garantell, Combilift, Kaup, Unicarriers, Vetter, Jungheinrich, Berge Manutención, Still, Daisa, Easyhanling, Cesab and Clark.

In addition to LOGISTICS Madrid, that will take place on 18 and 19 May in IFEMA (Feria de Madrid), Easyfairs is currently immersed in the launching of the first edition of LOGISTICS in Portugal, which will take place on 23 and 24 September in the fairground of Exponor in Porto, counting with the participation of more than 80 exhibiting companies.

Flexible packaging film producer Polivouga, leader on the Iberian Peninsula for its solutions for flexible technical packaging and agricultural films, takes a step forward in its diversification process and is pleased to announce the start of its first BOPP film production line.

Through the branded name ZAPPHIR BOPP FILM, we will supply to the market quality biaxially oriented polypropylene films that provides excellence in mechanical, barrier and optical properties. ZAPPHIR BOPP FILM, as a wide assortment of food and non-food solutions, which offer opaque, cavitated films, films with low thickness from 12μm and low initial temperature sealing. Other specific complementary properties as anti-static and UV protection are available as well.

The company follows a growth strategy under a policy of continuous investment in cutting edge technology in order to develop new products and solutions that aim to optimize and increase security and productivity to their customer packaging needs and thus strenghten and consolidate the position as a leading strategic partner for their customers.

Well known for its versatility and service, Polivouga aims to provide tailor made solutions to the market combined with short lead times and product quality. So far the company offers a broad flexible packaging portfolio and the current food packaging industrial plan is duly certified under BRC IoP, HACCP and ISO 9001 standards. Following that path the totally new industrial plant for BOPP and CastPP production has been developed to meet and exceed these same requirements.